Warren Gamaliel Harding was the twenty-ninth president of
the United States. He was the sixth president to die in office.
Harding was a tall, handsome man with a resounding voice and a
pleasing personality. At the time he was nominated for
president, he was not widely known. He had become prominent in
Ohio as a newspaper editor, and had been elected to the state
senate. The conservative wing of his political party had found
him a safe, dependable man. He had shown no particular ability
except the ability to attract and to get votes.
Harding received the Republican party's nomination…
